Good Times @ EPE

We wanted to say a huge thank you to our organizing committee for the Jake Anstey Tournament this past weekend. It was an unbelievably well organized and run tournament, and an opportunity for us to remember Jake and the amazing qualities he brought to our school and the positivity and determination he showed in life. Our student athletes represented the school beautifully and it was a great chance for us to join as a community and celebrate Jake. Thank you to everyone who was involved in making this such a success, especially to Jake's family for coming out to join us in remembering Jake.

Alun, Gail, and The Team @ EPE

• Friday, February 7th - School Closed for Professional Learning
• Monday, February 10th - Friday February 14th - Staff Appreciation Week
• Thursday, February 13th - Grade 4 Concert @ 7pm (Ticket information to follow)
• Friday, February 21st - Monday 24th - Mid Winter Break
• Wednesday, February 26th - Pink Shirt Day
• Friday, February 28th - Kinderstart (No school for KDG students)
• Friday, March 14th. - School closed for Professional learning
• Monday, March 17th - School closed for St. Patrick's Day Holiday

Next week (February 10th to 15th) is Staff Appreciation Week at the school. We are so lucky to have such an amazing team here at the school to help guide our students each and every day. From our teachers, to our students assistants, to our TLA's, custodians and the wonderful Ms. Engram and Ms. Frost, we have a team of people in the building who care so deeply about our students. We are hoping to make this week extra special for the staff. They have truly gone above and beyond this year to ensure that our students have the best possible experience at school and that students know that they are cared for.

If you were interested in showing support, we have included a few ideas below. Thank you, in advance, for supporting our amazing staff.

We took the opportunity this past week to set a challenge for our Grade 6 Learners on Bell Let's Talk Day to think about the actions they can take when they are having a challenging day. This is especially important as we work through the dark days of January. The discussions were rich and the subsequent posters show a real understanding of the discussions we had. We have a few examples below and we are so proud of our Grade 6 students for their fantastic work on these.

Pink Shirt Day takes place on Wednesday, February 26th. On this day, we will be encouraging students to wear pink. If you would like to purchase a pink shirt, please visit our online store below. Deadline for orders is Sunday, February 9th.

Pink Shirt Day Orders

We were so lucky over the last week to have Rachel Warren and her team from Easter Seals to talk to us about diversity, access and the inclusion work that they do at Easter Seals. the students thoroughly enjoyed the presentations and learned so much!

Our school is committed to ensuring every student starts their day with a healthy breakfast through our Breakfast Program. To ensure that we are able to continue to provide this very important initiative to our students we are kindly asking for the support of our school community.

There are three ways you can support us:

1. Monetary Donations: Please visit Kids Eat Smart and select "Elizabeth Park Elementary" to designate your donation to our school. You can dop this by clicking the bucket below

2. Food Donations: You can send food items with your child or drop them off at the school office. We are looking for the following items:

• Yogurt tubes
• Cheese strings
• Cereal: Cheerios, Shreddies
• Granola Bars: not dipped in chocolate or yogurt
• Whole wheat goldfish
• Fruit cups: packed in juice or light syrup
• Unsweetened fruit sauce and dried fruit
• Every bit counts and we would like to thank our school community for their ongoing support!

3. Volunteer
Email gaildyke@nlschools.ca to join our amazing Breakfast crew!

We thank our amazing partners at Kids Eat Smart, and our fantastic volunteers for their continued support of our Breakfast program!

As we head into the colder and snowier months of the year, a reminder that students should bring in their snow pants, hats, mitts, boots and jackets each day. We would encourage all students to wear these when they go outside to play each day.

The Late French Immersion (LFI) is a program that students can start in Grade 7. The LFI program is designed for students whose first language is not French. More information will come soon with regards to the registration process as well as specific dates and times. If you have any questions about this program, please contact Joanne Connors (French Program Specialist (joanneconnors@nlschools.ca). Additional information about LFI can also be found by following the link below.

NLSCHOOLS - Late French Immersion

Calendar
The 7 day Calendar for 2024 - 2025 is available here:
https://epe.nlesd.ca/school-calendar

Please be aware that we have severe allergies to the following products at the school:

• Nuts, Tree Nuts, Peanuts (please do not bring Wowbutter or similar products either)

• Sesame Seeds (often found in burger buns or hummus)

• Fish, Shellfish

• Visible Egg (often found in Breakfast Sandwiches)